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A Study of PGM-Free Oxidation Catalyst YMnO3 for Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment
Manganese oxides show high catalytic activity for CO and HC oxidation without including platinum group metals (PGM). However, there are issues with both thermal stability and resistance to sulfur poisoning. We have studied perovskite-type YMnO3 (YMO) with the aim of simultaneously achieving both activity and durability. This paper describes the oxidation activity of PGM-free Ag/i-YMO, which is silver supported on improved-YMO (i-YMO). The Ag/i-YMO was obtained by the following two methods. First, Mn4+ ratio and specific surface area of YMO were increased by optimizing composition and preparation method. Second, the optimum amount of silver was supported on i-YMO. In model gas tests and engine bench tests, the Ag/i-YMO catalyst showed the same level of activity as that of the conventional Pt/?-Al2O3 (Pt = 3.0 g/L). In addition, there was no degradation with respect to either heat treatment (700°C, 90 h, air) or sulfur treatment (600°C to 200°C, total 60 h, 30 ppm SO2).


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"Winter is Coming to El Paso" Meme # 3
Name one thing more awesome than "Game of Thrones" on HBO.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ● Autism ● Developmental Delays
Roughly one in six children in the U.S. has one or more developmental disabilities, ranging from a learning disability to a serious behavioral or emotional disorder. Scientists believe that the amount of toxic chemicals in the environment that cause developmental and neurological damage are contributing to the rise of physical and mental effects being found in children. Studies show children's developing organs create "early windows of great vulnerability" during which exposure to pesticides can cause great damage. In the U.S., requirements for testing pesticides and other chemicals for potential developmental and learning disorders are minimal.
A developing brain is much more susceptible to the toxic effects of chemicals than an adult brain. During development, the brain undergoes a highly complex series of processes at different stages. Interference from toxic substances that disrupt these processes can have permanent consequences. That vulnerability extends from fetal development through infancy and childhood to adolescence. Research has shown that environmental toxicants, such as pesticides, at low levels of exposure can have subclinical effects—not clinically visible, but still important adverse effects, such as decreases in intelligence or changes in behavior.


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Principle on behalf of our client an established US service provider are seeking experienced Software Test Engineers to join their newly established Dublin operation.
Working as a core member of this newly set-up team and liaising with software developers and QA engineering in the Dublin and US office building the next generation of software products for the healthcare sector, working within an agile environment using the SAFe framework.
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Journey to the End of the Night
aus Metalab, dem offenen Zentrum für meta-disziplinäre Magier und technisch-kreative Enthusiasten.
Journey to the End of the Night is a free street game of epic proportion run by hard-working volunteers in cities around the world from London to Los Angeles. The game is a pursuit across the city in multiple parts. Players try to make it through a series of checkpoints as quickly and as stealthily as possible, while avoiding being caught by chasers. The first player to reach the endpoint without being tagged is the winner, though anyone who survives is deservedly praised and feted at the end. Those who fall become chasers themselves, rising to pursue their former friends and allies. Players may not use skates, bikes, or cars, only their feet and public transportation.-- official website
While the rules are a bit more complex, the game is an extended version of tag where the players will try to make it through a series of checkpoints while being chased by the organizers. If you get caught, you then become a chaser.-- laughingsquid
Brought to Vienna real soon nao by a yet-to-be-formed orga team.
August 07, 2009.
Time: probably around 7pm
- 2-3 Orgas
- Route: 10-15km
- 6-8 Checkpoints + 1-3 people to "man" them. should stand out.
- Communication Channels
- Facebook
PageEvent --> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=98341522383
- Myspace Group?
- twitter account
- german website?
- text for *.com (contact: sean via fin)
- Facebook
- Initial Chasers
- Prizes (?)
The game was designed to produce the following in the player: FEAR, LUST, PAIN, SPEED, ALIENATION, LONELINESS, HATE, DESIRE.
So try to select locations in unusual or overlooked areas, particularly magical areas, particularly warm and friendly areas, or particularly unsettling areas.
- hills
- low-population arears / residential zones
- industrial areas
- parks (keep in mind: opening hours!)
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- Heiligenstädter Park - Augarten - Prater - Südbahnhof - Metalab ~ 16km
- Stiftswald - Türkenschanzpark - Hernals - Lab ~ 11km
- Feudenauer Hafen - Ernst-Happel Stadion - Praterstern - Augarten - Metalab (description/map pending)
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- July 4., probably by bike
- http://totheendofthenight.com/organize
- http://sf0.org/journey/index.php?p=sf SF Site w/ route example & texts by participants
- http://totheendofthenight.com/oakland/rules/ rules for the oakland run
- http://www.chicag0.org/journey09over.html chicago run
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/edrabbit/3651373753/sizes/l/ picture: people gathering @ start of oakland run
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/edrabbit/3651838637/ example route: oakland run
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Yakshagana is a kind of literature which in the course of history has assumed the theatrical form where the Yakshagna literature is played as a dance drama. Primarily, this is a semi-classical theatrical art form nurtured and developed by rural intellectuals in Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada Districts of Karnataka State. For more than four centuries Yakshagana has entertained and instructed the rural audience of almost the entire Karnataka and beyond. Though Yakshagana is prevailing in different forms in different parts of Karnataka, due to gross neglect by the cultural mainstream some forms of it are almost extinct in some parts whereas it is still prevailing in some other parts of the state with its everlasting glory. Now Yakshagana of Karnataka is considered to be the Yakshagana of costal Karnataka and of some parts of Malenad Region.
Yakshagana of Costal Karnataka is academically recognized as Paduvalapaya Yakshagana. This Paduvalapaya Yakshagana - Yakshagana of the Western Karnataka, can be divided mainly into two parts: Badagu Tittu and Tenku Tittu. These Badagu and Tenku Tittu Yakshaganas are the offshoots of the same Yakshagana with some superficious differences in music, costume and total presentation only. Territorially Badagu Tittu Yakshagana is popular in Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Shivmoga District which lie on the Northern Part of the costal belt of Karnataka. On the other hand, Tenku Tittu is predominantly popular in Dakshina Kannada District and in the northern part of Kasargodu District of Kerala State.
Though in olden days, before the advent of professional drama theatres in South India, the major traditional theatre of Kannada Heritage was Yakshagana in as much as it is in Yakshagana alone that the musical, literary, artistic tradition of Karnataka bloomed out of Kannada Culture is even today represented on the stage vibrantly. History has also acknowledged this fact indirectly as it is true that historians of Marathi Theatre have admitted that it is the influence of stage performance of Yakshagana rendered by one Karki Troupe of Yakshagana some two hundred years ago which inspired the Maharastrians to create and develop their own epic dramas on the same footings of Yakshagana of Karnataka. One Vishnu Panth Bhave, then Divan of Sangli is said to have invited this Karki troupe to Sangli for performing Yakshagana before the then Maharaja of Sangli. The Yakshagana performance in the crowded court of the Maharaja was so impressive that Vishnu Panth Bhave then and there decided to set up a similar theatre in Maharastra which ultimately developed into Marathi Theatre. Thus long ago, Yakshagana was a most popular traditional theatre of Karnataka having culturally representative status even outside Karnataka.
Despite its cultural importance, right from the ancient days Yakshagana is being supported mainly by the laymen and temple administrations in some parts. There is little evidence to prove the fact that Yakshagana was supported by the local Kings of olden days unlike other classical music and dance forms. This fact itself may answer the question as to why the laymen even today love this art form from the bottom of their hart.


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JOB TITLE: Respiratory Therapist Registered
LOCATION: Geisinger Medical Center Hospital
DEPARTMENT: Respiratory Therapy
WORK SCHEDULE: Days/Nights
WORK TYPE: Full Time
Assesses patients' respiratory care needs based on a variety of data. Plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates treatment modalities to meet those needs.
Performs all duties to the highest level of patient care and maximum patient satisfaction, in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Geisinger Health System.
Responsible for ensuring the very best patient/family experience by optimizing all customer interaction. Foster a positive work environment through mutual support and cooperation and adheres to GHS and unit specific Service Standards.
Works under the general direction of the RCS Leadership Team.
Demonstrates ability to interact professionally on all levels, within and outside of the organization.
Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrates good organizational skills.
Demonstrates a cooperative attitude and be able to work in a team environment.
Requires RRT graduate of a COARC accredited program in respiratory therapy with registry eligibility upon graduation. To be eligible for employment, individual must have successfully completed the RRT exam and possess or have verification of temporary permit or permanent license.
Must maintain AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and participate in departmental inservice programs.
Must maintain current PA State license and NBRC credential.
Must satisfy department orientation standards.
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Heavy lifting and transporting of patients and equipment is sometimes required.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC), located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children's Hospital. GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region's only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women's health (in the Women's Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics. The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.
About Geisinger
One of the nation's most innovative health services organizations, Geisinger serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The system includes 13 hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. A physician-led organization, with approximately 32,000 employees and more than 1,800 employed physicians, Geisinger leverages an estimated $12.7 billion positive annual impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Repeatedly recognized nationally for integration, quality and service, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to patient care, medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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House Calls / Dr. Michael Schwartz
A frequent office visit complaint is painful mouth ulcers. Patients with these sores complain of pain while eating, drinking citrusy liquids and often have difficulty talking. Although there are several different causes for the development of mouth lesions, the most common cause is "aphthous stomatitis."
Aphthous ulcers, better known as canker sores, are white, gray or red lesions found in the mouth and throat. Despite misconceptions, canker sores are not cold sores or herpes. The specific cause of canker sores are unknown but are typically the result of an impaired immune response, although these sores develop from many other causes as well. For example, it is very common for patients to develop canker sores in response to stress, trauma or an upcoming cold or infection.
It is reported that as many as 20 percent of the population suffer from regular canker sore outbreaks and they seem to be slightly more common in women than men. Although most common in children and young adults, these lesions can occur in all age groups. There is also some evidence that chronic canker sores can be hereditary and may occur as frequently as 50 percent in those who have family members with this disorder.
The aphthous lesions are usually found on the tongue, inner lips, on the cheeks or in the back of the throat and tend to be extremely painful. They often develop after a person accidently bites their lip or cuts the inside of the mouth from food or a dental apparatus such as braces or dentures. There are many other potential triggers for these lesions including vigorous tooth brushing or even a visit to the dentist, but this varies from patient to patient. They are not contagious and even without treatment will usually resolve in one to two weeks. Nonetheless, a patient with canker sores can be very uncomfortable which can affect eating, drinking or swallowing. Patients may also complain about fatigue, fever and swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
Although rare, patients with recurrent canker sores should be checked for vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency and gastrointestinal diseases like Crohn's and Celiac sprue. Additionally, there is some evidence that allergies and hormonal changes can frequently play a role in causing an outbreak. Unfortunately, for most patients, a cause will not be found and avoidance of triggers and symptomatic treatment is the only remedy available.
There are several ways to reduce the number of occurrences and treat the painful symptoms of these ulcers:
Avoid toothpastes with sodium lauryl sulfate. Some studies suggest that this ingredient increases the likelihood of developing these sores. The most common toothpaste available without this ingredient is original flavored Sensodyne.
Avoid citrus fruits and drinks, spicy foods and foods with a high salt content, as this can increase the frequency of the ulcers and also can increase the pain caused by an existing sore.
Over the counter products like Orajel or Anbesol can be used for temporary relief. These types of numbing medications generally contain Benzocaine, which can be applied with a cotton swab directly to the sore. The pain will be blunted by the effect of the numbing, allowing patients to eat or drink without severe pain or discomfort. Be cautious not to use too much as it can numb the entire mouth and increase the risk of biting your lips or tongue.
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Ibuprofen or Tylenol may be used to help decrease the pain.
Some prescription therapies include steroids, which may be ordered as an oral pill or solution used for gargling. Other prescription treatments include a combination of Maalox, Benadryl and the antibiotic tetracycline which are swished and swallowed to reduce the severity and duration of the symptoms. Simply gargling with salt water and Maalox or hydrogen peroxide may help as well.
Ice applied to the sores often results in immediate, yet temporary relief from the pain.
Take a multivitamin, Lysine (an herbal amino acid), Vitamin C, Zinc and a B-Complex vitamin daily. These may improve immune system function and help in those who are vitamin deficient.
Other herbal supplements which may aid in the treatment of canker sores includes echinacea, aloe, licorice and sage.
For recurrent canker sores, open your mouth and go speak to your doctor. Your physician may conduct some tests and while rare, there may be treatable causes of your ulcers. Additionally, if you detect sores in other areas of the body, this may indicate another cause for your canker sores. So don't keep your mouth shut -- treatments are available.
Dr. Michael Schwartz is board certified in internal medicine with a private practice in Darien. For comments or questions, please visit his website at www.drmichaelbschwartz.com


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Camille Grammer Desecrates BF's Baby Mama in Illegal Recording Lawsuit
Camille Grammer Desecrates BF's Baby Mama In Illegal Recording Lawsuit
If Camille Grammer promises to desecrate you, she will desecrate you ... at least that's the lesson her boyfriend's bitter ex just learned in court.
You'll recall, Camille filed a lawsuit against Lisa Chynoweth last year, claiming her boyfriend's ex and baby mama illegally recorded a phone call in which Camille threatened to "desecrate" the woman and her family.
Camille claimed Lisa baited her into making the angry threats, and illegally recorded the conversation without her consent. Lisa then used the recording as ammo in her custody battle with Camille's BF Dimitri Charalambopoulos, making Camille look like a crazy, vindictive person.
Among the threats, Camille said, "I will desecrate you ... I have lawyers that are beyond what you can imagine and they will pull stuff on you and you will be so mortified about your life and your family and what you have done."
The phone call was played during a deposition for Dimitri and Lisa's custody war, and a recording surfaced on YouTube soon after. Camille blamed Lisa for recording and then leaking it.
Camille just won the lawsuit, and she won without a fight, because Lisa never filed an answer to the complaint ... so the judge just issued a default judgment.
Lisa has been ordered never to release the recording in question ever again, as well as NEVER to record Camille without her permission. Period.
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The Decorative Arts and Design Department has been working for the last four and a half years on California Design 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way", a comprehensive exhibition about modern California design that will open this October as part of Pacific Standard Time. With over 350 objects, this is an ambitious and thoroughly researched exhibition. We have traveled around the state and the country, met many designers and craftspeople, and visited dozens of museums, libraries, and archives. However, there are a few details that have eluded us, and we thought that you, worldly and knowledgeable readers of Unframed, might help us answer some vexing questions. If you have answers or leads to information, please post them in the comments below.
Mystery #1: The Case of Cressey's Columns
LACMA recently acquired six monumental and magnificent columns made by David Cressey for the company Architectural Pottery. Cressey studied ceramics in the 1950s with legends Vivika Heino at USC and Laura Andreson at UCLA. In the early 1960s he joined the firm Architectural Pottery as its first artist-in-residence and the designer of its Pro/Artisan collection, a group of cast ceramic planters, sculptures, and architectural elements made of textured stoneware.
Each column was made of individuals "glyphs." The glyphs could be arranged in any configuration—from a low barrier of three glyphs high to a towering thirteen-glyph wall like this one. We know that the Cressey columns in LACMA's collection came from a state government office building on P Street in Sacramento nicknamed the "Brown Towers" because they were built under the tenure of governor Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, who served from 1959–1967. But we don't know exactly which building it was. If you remember seeing these columns in a Sacramento office building, let us know the name, address, or government agency that occupied that building.
Mystery # 2: The Case of the Table that Won't Talk
We recently acquired a stunning inlaid table designed by German émigré designer Jock Peters for the interior of the Bullock's Wilshire department store, which opened in 1929. The table was located in the sportswear department of Bullock's Wilshire, near the famous Gjura Stojano "Spirit of Sports" mural.
The early history of this table is well-documented, as it stood in Bullock's Wilshire for decades, witness to the comings and goings of starlets and society matrons. But what we don't know is the table's more recent history. In the early 1990s, this table and many other furnishings were dispersed at auction. (However, the interiors have been preserved and the building is now the library of Southwestern Law School. It is no longer open to the public, but one day a year you can take a tour and have tea there.) If you remember this historic auction, and know when or where it happened, or if you have the sale catalogue, let us know!
Mystery #3: The Case of the Curious Clockmakers
This streamlined Art Deco Zephyr clock has long been attributed to German émigré architect and industrial designer Kem Weber, who came to California in 1914 and was responsible for such important buildings as the 1939 Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank and many models of custom and mass-produced furniture.
This clock was presumably attributed to Weber because he designed other models for the Lawson Time Company and because he owned a clock like this one. However, a Lawson Time brochure turned up on eBay several years ago that attributes the design of all the clocks (including the Zephyr) to a previously unknown firm called Ferher and Adomatis. Searches in city directories and the Los Angeles Times have not turned up any information about this mysterious firm. If you know anything about the Lawson Time Company or Ferher and Adomatis, let us know!
Bobbye Tigerman, Assistant Curator, Decorative Arts and Design


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Top 10 Vegan Beauty Products at Trader Joe's
I ♥ ♥ ♥ Trader Joe's! I do most of my grocery shopping there, and I do most of my beauty product shopping there as well. Their selection of vegan and cruelty-free beauty products keeps growing, and their prices are unbeatable. My faves…
- TJ's Tea Tree Tingle Shampoo ($3.79) & Conditioner ($3.99): I ain't gonna lie—this is some crazy good shit. These products are nice and thick (especially the conditioner), they have an amazing tingly factor, and they work well for people with dry scalps (which is almost everyone this time of year).
- TJ's Honey Mango Shave Cream ($3.49): Don't worry, there's no actual honey in there. My hubby's pretty picky when it comes to shaving cream (whereas I just used plain ol' soap to shave my hairy-ass legs), and this is by far his fave (and believe me, I have forced him to try a ton of vegan brands for me). It smells good, it gets the job done, and it leaves his skin kissably smooth.
- TJ's All Natural Peppermint Toothpaste ($1.99): They also carry Tom's Toothpaste ($3.99), but it'll cost you an arm and a leg, and maybe a tooth. 😉 TJ's brand is not only cheaper, but it's delish and refreshing.
- TJ's Tea Tree Oil Face Wash ($5.49): My hubby and I love using this face wash. It might seem a bit pricey but a little bit goes a long way (it's super concentrated). Oh, and it works wonders on oily and/or acne-prone skin!
- TJ's Facial Cleansing Pads ($3.99): I use these astringent/toning facial pads after I cleanse my skin (great for getting all those last stubborn bits of makeup off). These pads have tea tree oil and in them and they are really strong (so be sure to keep them away from your eyes and maybe nose holes, too—they're zingy). Whenever I use these, I always marvel over all the nastiness/residual gunky facial dirt that these babies swipe up (seriously, these pads will turn brown). They are highly effective.
- Bisous Provence Lavender Triple Milled Soap ($3.29): These soap bars are divine. They smell like heaven, and they're infused with nourishing shea butter and actual lavender flowers. These soaps are made in France… so you can feel all fancy pantsy (Francey-y style) when you bathe with these. They make great gifts, too!
- TJ's Lavender Salt Scrub ($6.49): I guess I'm on a lavender kick. Why spend $30 on a salt scrub at a beauty shop when you can spend less than $7 on an exquisite, relaxing, aromatherapeutic lavender scrub at TJ's. This scrub will last you for quite some time, especially if you're like me and you like to use it exclusively on your hands (this is by far, my favorite, simple at-home spa treatment—the perfect way to de-stress).
- Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castile Soap ($8.99): I don't know how many posts I've written about Dr. B's Magical Soaps (quite a few)… I love this product like a vegan loves cupcakes (guilty of that, too). The is the large bottle of castile soap, and it's concentrated so you'll want to dilute it. This will last you forever. It's such an amazing deal and it's truly a remarkable product (so versatile, pure and pepperminty).
- Nature's Gate Organic Lemongrass Liquid hand Soap ($4.29): I've tried all of the hand soaps at TJ's, and this is my fave. It's thick, so one pump (even half a pump) is gonna get your hands cleaner than clean. It also has a subltle, delicate and sophisticated clean scent. I can't stand it when hand soaps are obnoxiously perfumey or too watery. This one is ab fab!
- TJ's Vitamin E Oil ($3.99): I use Vitamin E oil almost every single day! It's fights wrinkles, prevents scars, treats sunburns, and it's a great moisturizer (what doesn't it do?). It's always good to have Vitamin E oil on hand.
In addition to beauty products, TJ's also has a slew of fabulous vegan and cruelty-free cleaning products (laundry detergent, dish soap, window cleaner, etc.) and personal care items (toothbrushes, deodorants, hand sanitizers, *cough* tampons, etc.)
… and TONS of vegan food! 😛 Find your local TJ's here!
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Is the acetate in their Vitamin E Oil animal-derived or synthetic or plant-derived? Please advise. I found put that acetate is often times not vegan. Thanks.
I just tried the Tea Tree Oil shampoo and conditioner and face wash this morning for the first time and I loooooove it already! Usually when I switch face washes my skin breaks out within the hour but so far so good! And oh my goodness, the cooling sensation of the peppermint oil on my scalp is so perfect for summer. Thanks so much for this post!
I work at tjs. I tried the peppermint toothpaste, lavender chamomile liquid soap, and shaving cream. They're great. I'm looking forward to trying the tea tree soap I bought with my discount. You should try our brand of deoderant otherwise you will be paying more for toms of Maine brand.
I love the tea tree tingle conditioner!
I'm so sad my TJ's doesn't carry some of this stuff. Really wishing for the tea-tree hair products. Sadface. 🙁
Nature's Gate is not so "organic" as they claim.
Are the cleaning products at TJ's environmentally friendly? I've been trying to move to greener products (hard because what is touted as green isn't always and my kids are apparently allergic to all things that occur in nature)
Please check out our brand of products! http://www.mayluclean.com!!! Currently we only have a Natural Liquid Hand Soap but plan to release our Natural multi-surface cleaner by mid-April. Our products contain 9 simple ingredients that are from the EPA safer choice list and vegan, they are also nature based or food-grade. Are hand soaps are scented with 100% pure essential oils (no synthetic dyes or perfumes are used). Everyone I know with HIGHLY sensitive skin has not had any reactions to the soap. The only concern would be if your kids are allergic to Vitamin E. Please contact me for more info or follow us on Facebook or Instagram @mayluclean!
I like TJ's cruelty-free sunscreen. It's great value and has a nice fragrance too.
I have one question though: does anybody know if they use organic ingredients for it? I don't think so on first glance, as it's not advertised as such, but I want to ask around to find out more. For me, sustainable is important right along with cruelty-free, as it determines if these products are recommended by belsandia.com.
I ♥ ♥ ♥ Trader Joe's! too! Thanks for the list you just saved me $$$ as I go to Whole Foods and purchase their products totally expensive!
I ♥ ♥ ♥ Trader Joe's! too! Thanks for saving me $$$ with your ever helpful list!
I didn't know so much of this stuff was vegan!! This is very helpful, thanks 🙂
Ditto on the lavender scrub! My friend had some in her guest bathroom at the cabin, and I indulged myself shamelessly. I don't usually put oil based products on my skin, but this one totally tamed my scaly knees and elbows.
I wish the tea tree face wash worked for me — it would save so much money! My face seems to have decided that castille soap based cleansers are not acceptable, so now I'm using the face wash as a hand soap.
I too love love love the peppermint toothpaste! I actually just got home from a Trader Joe's run with a new tube in hand. I'm also a big fan of Dr. Bronner's castile soap, though I've switched to lavender for the winter – the peppermint makes me oddly chilly when I exit the shower 😉
Wow, I usually just head to the food section but I'll browse the beauty products next time I'm there! Thanks for the great list.
I love their toothpaste, good stuff! :c) I haven't tried their shampoo but am always looking for better options, do you know if it has sulfates/parabens/fragrance?
I honestly don't want to be a smartass but as far as I know propolis is a bee product, so the toothpaste isn't technically vegan. Or is it? Please let me know if I'm missing something.
I <3 Trader Joe's too.
i wish my TJ's was big i dont think it has all this


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Walked along a nice bit of beach-ish area near my flat. Realised that whilst I'm fairly experienced at creating UIs where the creation of sound is the end result (musical instruments), I've never really given much thought to the use of sound in other UIs.
The house lights across the bay twinkle a lot — perhaps because of the heat. It's cold outside here, but inside all the buildings is really toasty, thanks to ubiquitous geothermal power.


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This is a weird question. I read how to set the default OS choice for GRUB (How do I set the grub timeout and the grub default boot entry?) and I did that, but since I often work from home, I'd like to switch from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 13 and from Ubuntu 13 to Windows 7 automatically by VNC.
I can edit manually the file
/etc/default/grub, but I can't do the
sudo update-grub from inside the Windows environment.
My question is: is there any way to do this from inside a Windows environment or to use a workaround to be able to change the default bootloader choice and boot into another operating system remotely ?


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It is time to build your own Mulit-LED Mag.
Here is the "Adjustable Heat-sink2" to work with many reflectors & optics. ( Easier for SMALLER board base of cree/luxeon/Seoul )
This version 2 make room for 17mm driver.
Material: Aluminum
Finishing: Bare
A. Multi-Sink2 - Free shipping Worldwide
$28 = x1 set
$48 = x2 sets
$64 = x3 sets
D. XP-G Orange peel metal reflector Dia. 20mm x 17mmH. = US$9/pc (stock: 8)
F. Connecting socket, 80C 300V 22AWG, 1 set = $1
Paypal with your CPF handle and address to (11/2013)
For Registered mail (Tracking), please add extra $4
Registered mail is highly recommended.
Just cut your "Star", wire them, put a paper (punch a hole & cut like a donut) isolate the Cree + & -, put thermal "gel" in between (not epoxy), insert the reflectors, seal the bezel, that all, easy?
Direct Drive hints
Poorman Multi-LED setup
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Abstract: This help topic describes all the new features of Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009.
This release provides key new features for developing applications using both Delphi and C++Builder.
CDN NOTE: The original help topic contains many links to help topics. The links have been removed from this CDN version of the online help topic. If you want to see the help hyperlinks, go to the product's online help and locate the topic (in the Index, look for What's New; in the Contents, go to Common/Concepts/GettingStarted, and select the What's New topic).
Please note that this release is a breaking change in both Delphi and C++Builder. The main focus and feature of this release is the change from using ANSI-based strings to using a Unicode-based string type, appropriately named UnicodeString. This means that to use Delphi or C++Builder 2009 to work on pre-existing applications, you need to make some modifications in your code, largely related to string handling, and you need to successfully recompile your code.
Incorporating Unicode into client-server or multi-tiered applications and websites offers significant cost savings compared to legacy character sets. Unicode enables a single software product or a single website to be targeted across multiple platforms, languages and countries without re-engineering. It allows data to be transported through different systems without corruption.
The IDE is fully Unicode-enabled, from top to bottom, left to right, and front to back. The entire IDE itself is now a Unicode-based application, requiring that all components and design-time code be based on the UnicodeString type as well. Unicode characters are fully supported in identifiers and strings. See "Unicode in the IDE" for more details.
There are some exceptions: You cannot use Unicode characters in DLL names. A few command line utilities such as MAKE, IMPDEF and IMPLIB cannot handle Unicode file names.
The change in the default string type affects other data types and many functions as well. For example, SizeOf(Char) is now 2 bytes, not 1 byte. Calls to Length(MyString) return the number of characters, not the number of bytes in the string.
You can also use Unicode in the command console by setting the font and code page properties. See the help topic "Unicode in the command console."
First and most important, to use Delphi or C++Builder 2009, you need to make some changes in your existing code and then recompile your application to handle Unicode, as described in the help topic "Enabling Your Applications for Unicode."
Backing Up Your Projects: You cannot migrate a project from the 2009 version to any earlier version. Before you open your existing projects in Delphi or C++Builder 2009, you might want to make a backup copy of the project so that you can restore the project in its entirety if unexpected problems occur.
Format of Project File Has Changed: For both Delphi and C++Builder, the format of the project file has changed in order to accommodate new features of this release. Project files have a file extension of .dproj, .cbproj, or .bdsproj. When you open any previously existing Delphi or C++ project, the compiler first saves a backup copy of your project file with the extension .2007.
The following message is displayed for a Delphi project (a similar message appears for a C++ project):
Project <project_name> is about to be upgraded. The project will no longer be usable with previous versions of the product. A backup of the project will be created.
Backup project name: <editable_field>
A checkbox allows you to prevent the message from recurring and to always create backup files. The project file is opened and saved in MSBuild format, and then reopened in the IDE. Note that the compilers in Delphi and C++Builder 2009 are version 12.
The following changes have been made in the Delphi compiler:
The following changes have been made in the Integrated Development Environment:
The following key features are new or significantly changed:
For example, to use the Boost minmax library, your code should specify:
#include <boost/algorithm/minmax.hpp>
To view the help for the Boost libraries, go to http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_35_0/libs/libraries.htm.
C++Builder previously included code visualization in a one-way UML Class diagram viewer. C++Builder now has live code and two-way UML modeling in the Class diagram. This means you can work in the source code, work in the UML model, and move back and forth with full, live synchronization - "the code is the model, the model is the code."
C++Builder includes support for the Class, Use Case, Sequence, Collaboration, Component, Deployment, Statechart, and Activity diagrams.
The C++Builder modeling support also includes design pattern support including "create by pattern" and harvesting objects in your models with the "save as pattern." C++Builder supports Gang of Four design patterns including the Behavioral, Creational, and Structural groups of patterns.
When you want to generate HTML documentation for your project, you can right-click on any diagram, select the Generate Documentation pop-up menu item, and choose to generate diagrams, JavaScript navigation tree, and interfaces for the current namespace, current namespace with descendant namespaces, current diagram, or all diagrams.
The COM wizards have been revamped and enhanced for Delphi and C++Builder 2009, and one new COM wizard has been added (ActiveX Control). The wizards are available in the ActiveX and Multitier folders in the New Items dialog box. The COM wizards are: COM Object, Automation Object, Active Form, Active Server Object, Remote Data Module, Com + Event, COM + Subscription, Property Page, ActiveX Control, Transactional Object, Transactional Object, Transactional Data Module, Type Library, ActiveX Library. Both the ActiveX Library wizard and the Type Library wizard are project level wizards, and thus they are only available from the gallery if there is no active project. All other COM wizards are only available if there is a valid project open to contain them. See the help topic "Using COM Wizards."
A new file type has been added to the COM architecture – the text-based RIDL file (Restricted Interface Definition Language). The RIDL file is the storage mechanism that the project uses to persist the type library data to disk. The binary .tlb file is now an intermediate file (like a .res, .dcu, .obj, and so forth). This means that you can rebuild the .tlb file from the command line (outside the IDE), that you can edit .tlb files using a text editor, and the history is stored by the IDE. See the help topic "Saving and Registering Type Libraries."
The Type Library Editor now works on top of a .text file (the .RIDL file) instead of the binary .tlb. The .text file is compiled using the new type library generator, GenTLB.exe, to generate the binary .TLB file. This change means that:
The Type Library Editor window now has three new tabs located on the lower edge of the window:
Refresh works differently for the Type Library Editor now. You can click the Refresh button on the Design page to have your Delphi or C++ sources updated after you change your type library. The IDE will also 'Auto-Refresh' on the following events:
Use the Type Library Explorer for read-only viewing of binary-format .tlb files. Choose File > Open and select a .tlb file.
Many changes have been made to improve support for database application development.
Unicode support has been added to the Oracle, Interbase, and MySQL dbExpress drivers.
The dbExpress driver framework has these changes:
DataSnap is a multi-tier architecture for database applications. DataSnap provides a middle-tier application server that contains and manages remote data modules. DataSnap has been enhanced to provide a very general connection mechanism between components in different tiers.
The new class TDSServer manages the creation and lifetime of transports and server method classes. You can use TDSServer to create your own middle tier server. The new component TDSServerClass can be used to specify an application server-side class with published methods that can be called from a remote client using dynamic method invocation. Methods in this class can be called from remote clients, such as the DBX Client Provider or the ADO.NET provider.
Once you have connected to a DataSnap server, you can call methods in an application server similarly to stored procedures. For instance, you can use the new class TSqlServerMethod to call server methods by specifying a text class and method name for command text and parameters for the method. Server methods can use a TDBXReader to receive and return datasets to and from the client.
The new smart tables are an abstraction of the different datasets Datasnap supports, so they can be passed transparently between client and server.
You can still write application server side classes that extend TRemoteDataModule, so that the providers they contain can be accessed by the new client-side TDSProviderConnection client component. TDSProviderConnection provides connectivity to a DataSnap server using dbExpress and is provided to keep existing applications compatible and take advantage of new DataSnap features. New applications do not need to use TRemoteDataModule or TDSProviderConnection with DataSnap.
Application servers need not be connected to databases at all. A server methods class has only two requirements:
For more information about DataSnap, see http://blogs.codegear.com/steveshaughnessy/2008/07/20/38912.
Getting BlackfishSQL Licenses: The way you get deployment licenses for Blackfish SQL has changed. You no longer use the .slip file that was previously included with the product. Now you can generate a deployment license file online at http://reg.codegear.com. For more information about installation, deployment, and licensing, see the Install, Deploy, and License files located, by default, at C:\Program Files\CodeGear\RAD Studio\6.0.
Protected API Now in the Help: Protected methods (procedures and functions) and protected properties are now included among the API help topics.
See a Preview of VCL Components in CDN: For an illustrated summary of new and enhanced components for this release, see this article by Anders Ohlsson:http://dn.codegear.com/article/38349.
See Some of the New VCL/RTL Features to Support Unicode: This CDN article is Part II of Nick Hodges' series about Delphi in a Unicode World. He describes highlights of API for Unicode, such as Character and TEncoding: http://dn.codegear.com/article/38498.
Microsoft Windows Compatibility: Some components, classes, methods, and properties are compatible with the look and feel of the Windows Vista operating system. For a list of controls that are available on Vista, see the help topic "Components Available Only on Specific OS."
VCLJPG to VCLIMG: The vcljpg package was removed and its contents are now in vclimg. Update projects using vcljpg to use the vclimg package instead.
TDataSet Changes in Bookmark Handling: DB.TDataSet has some significant changes in its handling of Bookmarks:
Bookmark: Pointer;
Bookmark := MyDataSet.GetBookmark;
For handling strings in the new Unicode mode, you might need to use the SysUtils.TEncoding class as described in the help topic "Using TEncoding for Unicode Files."
The following classes have enhancements:
One of the new features is support for the 2007 Microsoft(®) Office Fluent(TM) User Interface. This is commonly known as the ribbon. The ribbon is managed by TActionManager. TActionManager allows you to develop more usable applications by deploying the IDE to create ribbons for your Delphi application. Using TActionManager enables you to create commands, buttons, and graphics linked to these ribbons.
Support for ribbon controls includes the following core components:
To create an application using ribbons, you start by creating a new Delphi Win32 VCL application. For applications that already use TActionManager, you can simply change the Style to be one of the three included ribbon styles or convert your existing user interface to use the ribbon.
Ribbon Controls Demos: Three demos for ribbon controls are installed with the product. Go to My Documents | RAD Studio | 6.0 | Demos | DelphiWin32 | VCLWin32 | RibbonControls.
Related topics about ribbon controls:
ITE and ETM are now available for both Delphi and C++Builder.
The Integrated Translation Environment (ITE) is a part of the IDE that simplifies localizing your projects. ITE can create a new localized project from an existing project. ITE does not automatically translate text, but provides a dialog listing all text that needs to be localized and fields in which to enter the corresponding translated text. Once you have entered the translated text and built the localized project, you can set another language active and display a form in the localized text; you don't have to switch locales and reboot your system. This allows you to perform localization without requiring a localized system.
The External Translation Manager (ETM) is a standalone application that works with DFM files and text strings in the source code. Although ETM does not allow you to create a new localized project, it does provide a dialog listing localized text and the translated text, similarly to ITE.
Command Help: Help is now available for the commands on the various drop-down menus in the IDE, such as the File menu and Component menu.
Optimizing Your Access to the Online Help: Do you sometimes have frustrating problems when you try to use the online help? See the following article in CodeGear Developer Network for valuable tips about using and customizing the help viewer, setting the filters and other options to control the Index and Search capabilities: Getting the Best Results with RAD Studio Online Help.
The F1 context-sensitive help dialog now displays RAD Studio results at the top of the list.
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Lincoln Police Department
Charlie Rogers, 33, of Lincoln, Neb., was arrested and charged with false reporting Tuesday. She pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge and was released on a personal recognizance bond Tuesday afternoon.
Updated at 7:58 p.m. ET: A Nebraska woman who claimed she was the victim of a horrific hate crime in July and subsequently charged with making false claims to police pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge Tuesday.
Police in Lincoln, Neb., who spent weeks investigating the case, arrested Charlie Rogers Tuesday for making a false report. Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly said a judge issued the warrant for her arrest earlier Tuesday.
Rogers, 33, of Lincoln, pleaded not guilty to the charge and was released on a personal recognizance bond after a brief court appearance Tuesday afternoon.
Her lawyer, Brett McArthur, said she maintains that the attack happened, according to The Associated Press.
Rogers told police three men wearing black ski masks broke into her home during the early morning hours on July 22, bound her wrists and ankles with zip ties, beat her and carved anti-gay slurs into her arms and abdomen.
Rogers also alleged the men spray painted homophobic slurs inside the home and poured gasoline around the house before lighting it on fire.
Rogers said she was bound and naked when she escaped and managed to knock on a neighbor's door at about 4 a.m. July 22.
Police said they interviewed Rogers on four separate occasions. Because of inconsistencies in her various accounts of the attack and forensic DNA evidence, a warrant was issued for her arrest.
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"A great deal of time and resources were spent investigating Charlie Rogers' claims in hopes of identifying and arresting the three suspects in this case," Lincoln Police said in a statement. "As the investigation progressed and additional interviews were completed, the department received results from forensic analysts and experts making it apparent that the physical evidence conflicted with Charlie Rogers' version of events."
Also puzzling was that Rogers wrote on Facebook on July 18 what they believe is a motive for faking the attack, according to The Associated Press: "So maybe I am too idealistic, but I believe way deep inside me that we can make things better for everyone. I will be a catalyst. I will do what it takes. I will. Watch me."
There was no apparent struggle in the room where Rogers, a former University of Nebraska basketball star, said she was attacked on her bed, the warrant for her arrest says, which also described the bedspread as appearing "neat" and "evenly placed on the bed."
"There was no apparent blood on the bedspread; even though Ms. Rogers reported she was rolled on to her stomach after she had been cut on her arms, abdomen, chest and front legs while being held down."
Forensic tests of Rogers' bedding at the University of Nebraska Medical Center found no traces of blood.
Additionally, the FBI sent photos of the cuts on Rogers to a coroner's physician for Lancaster County, who consulted with Dr. Michelle Elieff, a forensic pathologist. According to the warrant, Elieff said Rogers' cuts appeared to be self-inflicted.
"This opinion is based partially on the fact that the cuts appeared to be superficial and symmetrical, avoided sensitive areas of the body, appear that they would have taken considerable time to do and are accessible to the victim and follow the victim's frame of reference for reading and writing."
Elieff also noted Rogers had no bruising, even though she alleged the men beat her.
Police also found a pile of clothes, a pair of white knit gloves and a red box cutter on the living room floor. Rogers said the gloves did not belong to her, but DNA testing determined she was the "major contributor" of DNA inside of them, according to the warrant.
Investigators discovered that the gloves, zip ties, blades and a red utility knife were purchased five days before the alleged attack at a hardware store in Lincoln. During an interview, Rogers told police she shops at that store.
Police showed a clerk from the store a photo lineup and the clerk identified Rogers as the person who bought the items, the arrest warrant says.
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Police said that they also discovered graffiti spray painted on the basement walls after Rogers told the initial responding officer about it the morning of her alleged attack. But in a subsequent interview with Rogers, police said she did not know anything about the graffiti because she left her house immediately after the attack, the arrest warrant said.
Rogers gave an interview shortly after her alleged attack, saying she wanted to counter those who doubted that the attack ever happened.
News of the alleged attack sparked multiple vigils attended by thousands of gay-rights supporters who donated money in support of Rogers in cities throughout Nebraska.
At the time, Rogers said she would not attend the vigils because she was in hiding and wouldn't speak publicly about the details of her attack for fear of influencing the police investigation.
But after a week, police said they had found no suspects, leading some to question whether Rogers made it all up.
On July 27, Rogers gave an interview to KETV in Omaha, saying she decided to make her name and face public to counter those skeptical that the attack ever happened.
"I understand that people sort of have a hard time wrapping their heads around the things that have happened, as do I," Rogers said. "But I'm a person with feelings, with concerns. For people to think that this doesn't happen here, it does. It did."
If convicted, Rogers could face up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine, the Lancaster County Attorney's office said.
A statement about Rogers by the City of Lincoln Police Department noted the city investigates 120,000 cases every year.
"A relatively small fraction is later determined to be false," it said. "This case will not impact our trust of crime victims. Criminal incidents, especially hate crimes, are unique and viewed as such. We do not want crime victims to hesitate reporting in the future."
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Whenever John Grisham steps outside of his usual legal drama genre, I pay attention. He has done this before with a Christmas story, a biography, and a few on professional sports. This is his first young adult novel.
Teens generally don't like reading a book where the main character is younger than they are. So with Theodore Boone being 13, this would be targeting the 9-12 year olds. Theodore Boone is an amateur lawyer kid. He knows alot about the law and likes to help people out. He is appreciated and respected for what he knows and the connections he has. But because of this, he gets caught up in the middle of a murder trial. If I knew a 9-12 year old who needed to study up on the courts and the law, I would recommend this book – the learning would be effortless, just wrapped up in the story which was not great (not enough action), but was fresh and not cliche.
Grisham leaves the ending wide open and it screams sequel. In fact I've seen a title already – Theodore Boone 2, The Abduction. I'll be reading it when it comes out in June to see what happens!


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Second-line chemotherapy with docetaxel for esophagogastric cancer led to greater than 40% improvement in survival compared with only symptomatic treatment, results of a British study showed.
Patients treated with docetaxel after relapse had a median overall survival (OS) of 5.2 months compared with 3.6 months for patients who received best supportive care, reported Hugo Ford, MD, of Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, and colleagues at a press briefing prior to the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
Action Points
- This study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
- Second-line chemotherapy with docetaxel for esophagogastric cancer led to greater than 40% improvement in survival compared with patients who received only symptomatic treatment.
- Point out that the survival benefit persisted across all tumor types, all ages, and in men and women alike, although patients with good performance status derived the most benefit.
A survival benefit persisted across all tumor types, all ages, and in men and women alike, although patients with good performance status derived the most benefit, the authors reported.
The trial demonstrated similar quality of life between the treatment arms, suggesting second-line chemotherapy improved survival without causing substantive harm, Ford said.
"We have confirmed in an adequately powered study in a western population that second-line chemotherapy does indeed improve survival," he said. "This is complementary data to two previous trials that suggested improved survival without any quality-of-life data. This is the first trial to show a quality-of-life benefit. Because of the short overall times, this is a very important finding.
"Docetaxel should be a standard second-line treatment for esophagogastric adenocarcinoma. We think it is likely to be the standard arm against which future treatments should be compared," Ford added.
Patients with relapsed esophagogastric cancer have a poor prognosis, associated with a median OS of about 3 months. Many patients have advanced disease at diagnosis, and even when the cancer is detected in earlier stages, the condition usually is incurable, Ford said.
Chemotherapy improves survival in patients with operable and advanced disease. However, most patients eventually progress after initial chemotherapy. Second-line chemotherapy, though commonly used, has generated little evidence that the treatment improves quality of life.
"We're talking about a course of treatment that may last several months with a relatively modest improvement in OS," Ford said.
Encouraged by a few recent studies suggesting activity of taxanes and irinotecan in second-line treatment, investigators at multiple sites in England performed a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of second-line docetaxel on survival and quality of life. All patients received symptomatic treatment for esophagogastric cancer and were randomized to docetaxel or no chemotherapy.
The trial involved 168 patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma that had progressed within 6 months of first-line chemotherapy. When the trial ended, the 1.6-month survival difference represented a 33% improvement in the hazard ratio for the docetaxel group versus the control group (P=0.01).
The docetaxel arm had a 7% objective response rate (all partial responses), and 46% of patients had stable disease. Ford reported that 21% of patients in the docetaxel arm had grade 4 toxicity.
Subgroup analysis showed that patients across a range of clinical and demographic characteristics derived similar benefit from docetaxel. The best results were observed in patients who had good performance status at baseline and who had longer treatment-free intervals after first-line chemotherapy.
Evaluation of patients by standard quality-of-life instruments showed no significant differences between the treatment groups.
"We found the global quality-of-life scores and the functional quality-of-life scores were not affected by chemotherapy," Ford said. "In other words, the chemotherapy did not have an adverse effect on how people functioned."
"The symptom scores were substantially better in the docetaxel arm, the most prominent of those being pain, which was markedly improved in the patients who received chemotherapy," he added.
The results speak to a common dilemma in the treatment of advanced cancers, said press briefing moderator Neal Meropol, MD. Clinicians and patients often prefer to receive additional therapy that lacks the level of evidence supporting first-line therapy.
"This is a very important study, and it shows two things," said Meropol of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. "One is that second-line therapy in patients with esophagus and gastric cancer is of benefit and prolongs survival. In addition, there is a quality-of-life benefit, so there is not detriment to patients due to the side effects of the treatment."
The study was supported by Cancer Research UK.
Ford and several co-authors disclosed relationships with sanofi aventis, which donated the docetaxel for the study.
Meropol disclosed a relationship with Precision Therapeutics.
Primary Source
Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
Source Reference: Ford H, et al "Cougar-02: A randomized phase III study of docetaxel versus active symptom control in advanced esophagogastric adenocarcinoma" GiCS 2013; Abstract LBA4.


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It's just one month away from that holly, jolly Christmas celebration and if you're wondering how you'll get everything done, just check out the suggestions below. With
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- Consider an early gathering with friends to swap some of your Christmas decorations so you each have new items to work with as you decorate your homes.
- Do a Christmas cookie swap get-together, so you can have a variety of cookies without having to bake several different kinds yourself.
Whatever you do to make Christmas fun and festive, make sure you take a little time for yourself. A little hot chocolate or eggnog sipping to go along with those cookies is always a good thing! Can you pass the nutmeg please?


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It's a great escape, but will Peter survive it?When Peter's family leaves for a trip across the border, he stays behind. So when the government builds a wall through the city, guarded by soldiers, tanks and ferocious dogs, he's trapped. Everyone says he might never see his family again. But Peter has a courageous plan . . .


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Locals still feel Gulf oil spill impact 3 years later
It's a day many Gulf Coast residents will never forget. The worst oil spill in U.S. history began unfolding three years ago in the Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people on April 20, 2010.
The government said almost 5 million barrels of oil leaked into the gulf before BP was able to plug the gushing well. Plaquemines Parish saw much of that oil, more than any other parish or county. Local leaders are continuing the fight to make things right.
In the weeks and months following the Gulf oil spill, Gayle Lawrence said she felt confined to her home.
"Now we can go out to the Gulf and to Lafitte, but before that we were limited on where we could go and where we could fish," Lawrence said.
Unlike the hurricanes Gulf Coast residents are accustomed to, no one had prepared for a disaster like this.
"You know they're coming and it's up to decide whether you're going to stay or whether you're going to go, but with the oil spill we didn't really have a warning, it just happened," Lawrence said.
Yet she believes BP has done its best to respond to the tragedy.
"It was an accident and accidents happen," she said. "I can't say that this is something that they deliberately did. It's not. I feel sorry for BP, and I think they're trying the best they can."
Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser sees things differently. He believes BP has failed to take responsibility for the disaster or help restore the region.
"It's almost an embarrassment that they continue to run these commercials that everything is great," he said. "It has gotten better, the seafood is good, tourism is back, but it's not finished and they need to finish the job and restore this coastline."
Nungesser said 30 percent of the oil came ashore in Plaquemines, and 44,000 acres were heavily oiled.
"There's a lot of oil still out there. Is it recoverable? Probably not, but it's still affecting the wildlife and the marshes in those isolated areas where we saw heavy oil during the spill," he said.
Nungesser said the native pelicans are being forced to move further inland, which is putting the population at risk. Though many fishing areas are back, the Bay Jimmie oyster beds are still closed. He estimates some islands will no longer exist by next year.
"That's why we're hoping BP will do the right thing and step up and pay the claims and settle all the disputes, so we can take that money and start rebuilding those islands and those areas that most affect and stabilize the shoreline," he said.
On Wednesday, the first phase of the trial to determine blame for the spill ended. A federal judge didn't rule on any claims after BP wrapped its defense. The first phase was intended to identify what caused the well to blow and assign fault to the companies. The second phase of the trial is expected to begin in September.


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When I lived in Texarkana, in my mid-twenties, and hung out with the very small, huddled-together, liberal crowd there, I knew a woman with a name very similar to my own, who often entertained us. She belonged to some church that had been formed from a mixture of Presbyterians, I think, and some Missouri Synod Lutherans. They met in some bare room with folding chairs and their minister used to wear a stole with, well, you know, modern art on it. We attended a couple of times. At parties, that minister used to play, "Jesus Met the Woman at the Well" on his guitar (sung above by Peter, Paul, and Mary) and he and the hostess would sing it. We all used to sing some of the old-timey Evangelical hymns, too, mainly, I suppose, from nostalgia but partly, God forgive us, as a sort of mockery.
Well, one bright morning, the town of Texarkana awoke to find that minister gone, leaving behind his wife and small children. And our frequent hostess had gone with him, leaving her husband behind.
So I always associated her with the Woman at the Well.
It wasn't until much later in life I learned to see myself in her.
And every year, it seems, something else strikes me about this story, which was our Gospel lesson today. Last year it was how the woman left her water jug and went back into the city. She left her water jug. In her excitement, in her joy, she had forgotten all about why she had come to the well in the first place.
This year, what struck me is what happened after Jesus told her, "You have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband." That's stripping her naked, spiritually, exposing the full truth about her in a few words. What would you do, in her place? Melt? Fall at His knees in repentance?
What she did was begin a theological conversation! Where ought we to worship? A theological conversation! Changing the subject. Yup. I know all about that...
Of course, she repented, too, joyously, and ran back to tell the whole town. And she went on to become St. Photini, Equal to the Apostles. A woman, Equal to the Apostles! (Not that she's the only female bearer of that title.) A Samaritan woman, yet. Amazing. And her sons were bishops and saints.
There's hope for all of us.
TROPARION Hymn in tone 3
All illuminated by the Holy Spirit, you drank with great and ardent longing of the waters Christ the Savior gave to you; and with the streams of salvation you were refreshed, which you abundantly gave to those athirst. O Great Martyr and true peer of the Apostles, Photini, entreat Christ God to grant mercy to us.


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Our family recently had the opportunity to try Golden Island's six most popular flavors:
Our favorites so far are the Chili Lime Beef Jerky and the Korean BBQ Pork Jerky. Yum! These are just a few of the more than 20 gourmet varieties of jerky made by Golden Island. Here's more information about the company and their products.
Headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Golden Island is the nation's leading brand and producer of gourmet jerky products. A third-generation, family-owned business with more than 60 years of specialty meat experience, Golden Island produces more than 20 gourmet varieties, inspired by bold and exotic flavors from around the world. Using a proprietary coking and marinating process that's been perfected over the last six decades, Golden Island kettle cooks its beef and flame grills its pork jerky in small batches with no preservatives, ensuring that all flavors are authentic and delicious representations of the ingredients they are inspired by. Made with whole cuts of meat, Golden Island Jerky packs up to 8 grams of protein in each serving and contains 40-60% less sodium than most other jerkies. Golden Island Jerky is available online as well as at select Costco locations nationwide. For more information, visit www.goldenislandjerky.com or "Like" them on Facebook.You can really taste the difference in quality between Golden Island's jerkies and some other brands on the market. They're flavorful and delicious! I hope you'll celebrate National Jerky Day by picking up some packages of Golden Island Jerky. Enjoy!
One lucky winner will receive a prize package with 6 of Golden Island's most popular jerky flavors: Hickory Black Pepper Beef Jerky, Chili Lime Beef Jerky, Mandarin Orange (Gluten Free) Beef Jerky, Flame Grilled BBQ Pork Jerky, Teriyaki Pork Jerky, and Korean BBQ (Gluten Free) Pork Jerky! To enter, simply fill out the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents and will end at 11:59 PM ET on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Happy National Jerky Day!
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"Pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds and other holders of long-term money could provide a real shot in the arm for private infrastructure investment, particularly through bond markets," Lakshmi Venkatachalam, ADB Vice-President for Private Sector and Cofinancing Operations, told the seminar. "The problem right now is that the project risk profiles and investors' risk appetite are largely not matched."
Beyond a handful of active countries and sectors, infrastructure project financing in Asia remains under-developed and under-served – despite the region's significant savings.
The economic slowdown in Europe and pressure from Basel III have curtailed the risk appetite of international banks, while banks in Asia are too focused on their own markets, and only for favored sectors such as oil, gas, and power. Banks in the People's Republic of China and India are among the most active project finance players in their home markets.
Last year, ADB approved a first-of-a-kind $128 million (Rs7.168 billion) facility, developed with India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). ADB and domestic finance companies will provide partial guarantees on rupee-denominated bonds issued by Indian companies to finance infrastructure projects. ADB will then assume part of that guarantee risk in the expectation that the initiative will free up bank loans for redeployment into new projects, channeling more funds for public infrastructure bonds in India, international bonds for Indian projects, and even for projects beyond India in the near future.
Another encouraging sign for the public finance market is that Asian governments are now more receptive to the concept of public-private partnership, and are lining up rigorously selected and better-designed infrastructure projects for possible financing.
In the meantime, international financial institutions are expanding their activities and products towards private infrastructure finance to help fill the current gaps.


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Now that the debt limit has been raised, government workers are back to work and the proverbial budgetary can has been kicked a couple of months down the road, the obvious question is, what's next? After venting his spleen a bit over "manufactured crises" today, President Barack Obama offered three items for the congressional agenda — find a balanced approach to the budget, finish immigration reform and pass a farm bill.
Yes, they sound familiar and, of course, all three have been stuck in congressional gridlock and the odds of any one of them passing seems long, but — and not to be too Pollyannaish about this — they represent a good starting point. Indeed, it's entirely possible (if not probable) that this otherwise-disastrous strategy of Republicans to hold the government hostage over Obamacare might have actually improved the climate for negotiation.
That's because, as Mr. Obama observed, Washington has lost considerable credibility in the eyes of voters and the world. There is clearly a deficit of cooperation and of basic function. Such an embarrassing episode should motivate the nation's leaders to reject extremism and prove that traditional American-style democracy, the give and take of argument and debate, negotiation and compromise, is still alive and well. The tea party wing of the House GOP carried its confrontational strategy to the extreme and got nothing for it. The time may have come for a new tack.
Immigration reform? House Republicans need to embrace it (as a handful of Senate Republicans already have) out of simple political self-preservation as the nation's demographics continue to change. So must Democrats who can't afford to take the interest of Latino voters for granted. The farm bill has traditionally provided common ground before; it's only a matter of settling on a reasonable level of funding for food stamps.
That leaves the budget and the possibility of a "grand bargain," arguably the toughest lift of all. While, as the president also observed, short-term budget deficits are in historic decline, Congress needs take up the more significant long-term spending problem caused mostly by entitlements. This requires making decisions that promote both growth and fiscal responsibility, closing tax loopholes and cutting wasteful spending.
Why would the parties bridge that gap now after years of unrepentant opposition? First, they've actually been close to doing so before, and second, because their dysfunction is itself threatening to drag down the U.S. economy. Just as the parties came up with an 11th hour compromise over the debt limit, they'll need to compromise over their very own behavior. Rarely have voters had a greater appetite for moderation — or antipathy toward political bomb-throwing.
Republicans surely see the need to mend fences not only with the business community they so ignored in the showdown over the debt ceiling but also with voters who have never had a lower opinion of them.
Just has House Speaker John Boehner was a pivotal figure in the standoff of the last three weeks, so too might he be crucial in the prospects for all three matters the president mentioned. His indulgence of the extremists in the House GOP weakened him and his party, but the current situation offers him a chance for redemption. So far, the tea party wing of his caucus is standing by him after his decision Wednesday to put on the floor the Senate's bill to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling despite the opposition by a majority of his caucus. If he wants to demonstrate to the American public that he is a statesman and his party is capable of governance, he will need to take that path again.
President Obama pledged to look for common ground, too — while acknowledging there will continue to be large gaps in basic ideology between the political parties. He's offered such words before. More important is whether he'll prove himself willing to challenge his own party on these issues, particularly after the Democrats enjoyed such success with a "get tough" strategy in which they gave very little ground to opponents.
Cynics have plenty of reason to scoff, but it's not that difficult to envision progress being made on spending, immigration and the farm bill in the coming weeks. Surely, there's ample incentive on both sides to prove they are capable of governing the country, or at least not making matters worse. Call it the "fingers burned on a hot stove" theory — they've learned that nothing good comes from messing with the nation's government and credit rating, and perhaps a moderate course will be viewed as a reasonable alternative.


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Event Calendar for: Highland Orchards Inc.
Event Description:
Fall Tour
3:00pm, September 25, 2019
This private group tour of Highland Orchards will last about 1.5 hours. Your group will be guided through 3 different segments on the tour. One part includes a scenic hayride through our Farm while making a few stops to learn about how apples and pumpkins grow. Each person is invited to pick 3 apples. Each wagon will receive 1 large pumpkin. A second part of the tour involves a live cider press demonstration, a snack of apple cider & an apple cider donut, and a visit inside the cold storage building where we can store up to 250,000 apples! The third part of the tour includes a visit to an outdoor area where the group will help build 1 scarecrow together and visit the haybale maze.
Group leaders should break large groups into smaller groups (of 35 or less) to allow for space and time to participate in our apple crate classroom and haywagon.
The cost of the tour is $10 a person with a minimum of $100 per group. All teachers, children, staff and chaperones should be included in the group total. For every 10 participants 1 person may attend for free. For example: If 45 people come (including staff, chaperones and students) your group will be responsible for paying for 41 participants. This larger group should be broken into 2 equal sized smaller groups.
When figuring the number of groups you need please include all students, staff, chaperones, TEACHERS, parents & siblings who will participate.
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new bench
A new little piece from Tom Dixon has made its home in our bedroom. The offcut bench has long been on my wishlist but I (almost) waited too long. In my head I had imagined putting a bench along this wall, something imperfect or vintage or worn looking to hold books and magazines. When I finally decided this was indeed for us I found that no one carried it any more and it was now discontinued. Dang, I thought, this is what I get for dragging my feet and going back and forth about something.
But I didn't stop there. After days of internet searches, emails and even a few phone calls I received a message from a little shop in Texas who told me the TD warehouse had 1 left. ONE!
Looks like it was meant to be after all and we're so glad because it is exactly what we wanted.
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What a beautiful bench! Love it!ReplyDelete
I love the Tom Dixon offcut bench, I hadn't realised it was discontinued, that is rubbish! It looks perfect in its new spot though, thank god you managed to find one.ReplyDelete
I love your lamp too, what make is it please?
Looks perfect in your space! Glad you got it :)ReplyDelete
Is that little glass thing a humidifier? If so, where did you get it?ReplyDelete
Love that bench! <3ReplyDelete
I second that question: Is that a humidifier? If yes, it's remarkable. If no, it's remarkable.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing. Love the simplicity of that bench.ReplyDelete
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Runway Review and Pictures of Derek Lam Spring 2012 Presentation at New York Fashion Week
2012 New York S/S Fashion Week: Derek Lam
Derek Lam was California dreamin' for his Spring 2012 collection, invoking "mid-century louche and luxury," according to show notes. Think Palm Springs, Frank Sinatra, and Angie Dickinson by the pool, and you have the inspiration for Lam's upbeat collection that still carried his signature clean lines and classic silhouettes. '60s geometric prints enlivened pencil skirts, and colours like canary yellow and coral were mixed into fitted knits and one beautifully flowing jumpsuit. For evening, there were beaded tile dresses in loose, flowy silhouettes, perfect for cocktail hour and dancing under the stars. To really understand just how beautiful these clothes were in person, you have to check out our runway video.
- Trends: '60s, geometric prints, jumpsuits, leather, minimalism.
- Colours: Caramel, yellow, coral, peppermint, marine.
- Key Piece: Anything leather, the coral jumpsuit, the little white dresses.
- Accessories: The leather cage applique Bristol wedge, Charley clutch, leather and vinyl capri wedge.
- Who Would Wear It: Timeless, polished girls who favour classic looks — Rachel Bilson, Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie.
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When viewing an original document (or a microfilm or digital copy), do you try and determine if the same person wrote out the entire record? Or does it look like perhaps more than one person wrote on the document? If that's the case there may have been multiple informants on the record or someone may have written in additional information years later.
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